Russia, Venezuela, China, and Saudi Arabia are among the most influential authoritarian states that are seeking to reshape the international order. These regimes may disagree on many things, but they share the objective of obstructing the advance of democracy and weakening the influence of democratic principles in the world. Based on articles that appear in the January 2015 and April 2015 issues of the Journal of Democracy, Javier Corrales, Andrew J. Nathan, Lilia Shevtsova, and Frederic Wehrey discussed the multifaceted challenges presented by these regimes.

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What are the prospects for long term peace in Mali? What role should civil society organizations play in the reconciliation process? Is there a role for the Malian diaspora?

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As part of the World Movement for Democracy’s Civic Space Initiatives (CSI), the World Movement held an event to discuss a landscape of civil society in Iraq. The event served as a launch of the World Movement’s new CSI video, Fatima.

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